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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for Divyangjan and Senior Citizens on 6th April, 2022 at Chitradurga, Karnataka.
‘CURTAIN RAISER’
A ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for distribution of aids and assistive devices to ‘Divyangjan’ under the ADIP Scheme and to Senior citizens under ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’  of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India will be organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  in association with ALIMCO and District Administration Chitradurga on 06.04.2022 at 13:30 PM in Murugharajendra Stadium, Near Challakere Bypass, Chitradurga District, Karnataka.
A total of 3624 aids and assistive devices of different categories with value of worth Rs. 143.44 Lakhs will be distributed free of cost among pre identified 1293 Divyangjan and 434 Senior Citizens during assessment camps of Chitradurga, District.
Shri A Narayanawami, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment will be the chief guest of the function. The function will be organized in the presence of Shri B.C Patil, Minister of Agriculture Department, Government of Karnataka, Shri B. Sriramulu, Minister of Transport and Tribal Welfare, Government of Karnataka, Shri Thippareddy, MLA, Chitradurga and other local public representatives.
Senior officers from ALIMCO and District Administration, Chitradurga will also be present during the function.
Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate Notification No. 54/2023 -Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , and in supersession of the Notification No. 50/2023-Customs, dated 6th July, 2023 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column  of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 21st July, 2023, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column  thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
SCHEDULE-I
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Foreign Currency
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Rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
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Australian Dollar
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57.35
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54.90
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Bahraini Dinar
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224.55
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211.15
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Canadian Dollar
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63.50
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61.40
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Chinese Yuan
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11.60
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11.30
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Danish Kroner
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12.55
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12.15
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EURO
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93.75
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90.55
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Hong Kong Dollar
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10.70
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10.35
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Kuwaiti Dinar
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276.40
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259.40
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New Zealand Dollar
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53.10
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50.70
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Norwegian Kroner
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8.35
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8.10
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Pound Sterling
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108.10
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104.55
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Qatari Riyal
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23.25
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21.85
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Saudi Arabian Riyal
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22.60
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21.20
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Singapore Dollar
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63.10
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61.10
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South African Rand
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4.75
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4.45
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Swedish Kroner
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8.15
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7.90
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17.
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Swiss Franc
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97.70
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94.00
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Turkish Lira
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3.15
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2.95
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UAE Dirham
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23.05
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21.65
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20.
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US Dollar
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82.95
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81.20
SCHEDULE-II
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Japanese Yen
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59.90
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58.00
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Korean Won
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6.70
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6.30
Prime Minister's Office
PM to visit Gujarat on September 30
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will visit Gujarat on September 30, 2018.
At Anand, the Prime Minister will inaugurate modern food processing facilities, including Amul’s ultra-modern Chocolate Plant. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate Anand Agricultural University’s Incubation Centre cum Centre of Excellence in Food Processing, and a Solar Cooperative Society at Mujhkuva village. The Prime Minister will lay the Foundation Stone for the expansion of Amul manufacturing facilities at Anand and Khatraj. He will address the gathering.
The Prime Minister will then travel to Anjar. He will inaugurate the Mundra LNG terminal, the Anjar-Mundra Pipeline Project and the Palanpur-Pali-Barmer pipeline project. He will address the gathering.
The Prime Minister shall then arrive in Rajkot. He will inaugurate the Mahatma Gandhi Museum. The Museum has been set up at the Alfred High School in Rajkot, which was an important part of the formative years of Mahatma Gandhi. It will help spread awareness about Gandhian culture, values and philosophy. The Prime Minister will also unveil a plaque to mark the inauguration of a public housing project of 624 houses. He will witness the e-Gruh Pravesh of 240 beneficiary families.
The Prime Minister will visit the Mahatma Gandhi Museum, before returning to New Delhi.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to former PM Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to former Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary.
“Tributes to India's former Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi Ji on her birth anniversary”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Meeting organized by National Commission for Minorities with the Sikh Intelligentsia regarding Veer Bal Diwas
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- 26th December will be observed as Veer Bal Diwas
- National Commission for Minorities received various suggestions for a meaningful observance of the ‘Veer Bal Diwas’
The National Commission for Minorities held a meeting with the Sikh Intelligentsia today for inviting suggestion/advice for commemoration of the Veer Bal Diwas. The meeting was presided over by the Chairman of National Commission for Minorities, Shri Iqbal Singh Lalpura. Smt Rinchen Lhamo, Member, National Commission for Minorities and senior officials of NCM were also present in the meeting.
Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi has announced that 26 December will be observed as Veer Bal Diwas to mark the martyrdom of Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji  and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji , who were martyred in Sarhand by prisoning them alive by bricking them in the walls on 26th December, 1704. Thereafter, the Government of India has decided to commemorate December 26 as Veer Bal Diwas. In order to make this event more meaningful, the Commission invited eminent personalities and intellectuals from Sikh community to provide their suggestions.
Chairman of National Commission for Minorities, Shri Iqbal Singh Lalpura hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to mark December 26 as Veer Bal Diwas. Expressing gratitude towards the Prime Minister ,Chairman, NCM said, “We appreciate Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi for recognizing supreme-sacrifice of the four Sahibzadas of Guru Gobind Singh ji by marking December 26th as Veer Bal Diwas.”
He further added that, “It has been more than 318 years since the martyrdom of Sahibzadas, however, we are yet to name any institution after them as a tribute to their sacrifice. We need to make an effort in this direction. It is necessary to institute a National Bravery Award in the name of Sahibzadas. The story of the Sahibzadas needs to be disseminated far and wide within India and across the world.”
The National Commission for Minorities received various suggestions for a meaningful observance of the ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ on 26 December, 2022. Most of the suggestions were focussed on generating awareness about the sacrifices of the Sahibzadas across the country, making use of literature and culture for the same, including the story of Sahibzadas in the school syllabus and promoting it through comics and short films among the students in all the languages and States of India. The National Commission for Minorities will take up these suggestions with the PMO and the Ministry of Culture for making commemoration of the Veer Bal Diwas, a grand success.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s participation in 47th G7 Summit
At the invitation of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will participate in the Outreach Sessions of the G7 Summit on 12 and 13 June in virtual format. UK currently holds the Presidency of the G7 and has invited India, along with Australia, Republic of Korea and South Africa, as Guest Countries for the G7 Summit. The meeting will be held in hybrid mode.
The theme for the Summit is ‘Build Back Better’ and the UK has outlined four priority areas for its Presidency. These are leading the global recovery from coronavirus while strengthening resilience against future pandemics; promoting future prosperity by championing free and fair trade; tackling climate change and preserving the planet’s biodiversity; and championing shared values and open societies. The Leaders are expected to exchange views on the way forward on global recovery from the pandemic with a focus on health and climate change.
This is the second time the Prime Minister will be participating in a G7 meeting. India had been invited by the G7 French Presidency in 2019 to the Biarritz Summit as a "Goodwill Partner” and Prime Minister participated in the Sessions on ‘Climate, Biodiversity and Oceans’ and ‘Digital Transformation’.
IFSC Authority
International Financial Services Centres Authority  inks MoU with BITS Pilani PIEDS Finxcelerator
MoU aims to put in place a framework for collaboration in supporting and facilitating FinTech and TechFin entities
International Financial Services Centers Authority  and PIEDS BITS Pilani, have today signed a MoU at BITS Pilani PIEDS Finxcelerator, Pilani Campus in Rajasthan
This MoU aims to put in place a framework for cooperation and understanding between IFSCA and BITS Pilani PIEDS Finxcelerator to collaborate in supporting and facilitating FinTech and TechFin entities.
The IFSCA is responsible for development and regulation of international financial services, including that of insurance sector, in the IFSC, which is treated as a separate international financial jurisdiction, distinct from rest of India. IFSCA aims to develop a strong global connect and focus on the needs of the Indian economy as well as to serve as an international financial platform at regional/ global level.
The Pilani Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Society  TBI BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus is a non-profit society, its initiatives are spread across incubation, acceleration, seed funding, and innovation. PIEDS has supported more than 170 startups, incubated 132 startups, and funded 62 startups. We aim to provide world-class support for DeepTech Innovations, bringing advanced tech labs, mentoring experts, product innovation, and acceleration programs. We have expert mentors in defence & aerospace, robotics, IoT, and other allied areas.
This MoU will enable cooperation and collaboration on diverse initiatives regarding FinTech. FinTechs registered with BITS Pilani PIEDS may be facilitated to access IFSCA's Regulatory and Innovation Sandbox and apply to the IFSCA  Scheme, 2022.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
More than 20.78 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 1.94 crore doses still available with States/UTs to be administered
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In addition,the Govt. of India has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States/UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour.
Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021. Under the Strategy, in every month 50% of the total Central Drugs Laboratory  cleared vaccine doses of any manufacturer would be procured by Govt. of India. It would continue to make these doses available to the State Govts totally free of cost as was being done earlier.
Government of India has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state procurement category,more than 20.78 crore vaccine doses  to States/UTs. Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 18,83,47,432 doses .
More than 1.94 crore COVID Vaccine doses  are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Furthermore, 1 lakh  vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
In the second quarter of May 2021 , 1 crore 95 lakh doses would be made available free of cost by Govt of India to all States/UTs. This advance information has already been shared with States/UTs by Govt of India. In addition, 72.40 lakh doses would be available for direct procurement by the States/UTs.
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HFW/COVID Vaccine doses to States/18thMay 2021/3
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Prime Minister's Office
PM's remarks at the farewell function in Parliament, for Vice President Hamid Ansari
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today appreciated Vice President Shri Hamid Ansari, saying that it reflects his skill, patience and intellect, to be able to function as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha for 10 years, where one has to be calm in all situations.
Speaking at the farewell function in Parliament for Shri Hamid Ansari, the Prime Minister said that the long public life of Shri Ansari has been without any controversy.
The Prime Minister said that Shri Ansari's family has been in public life for generations. He particularly recalled Brigadier Usman, who had embraced martyrdom defending the nation in 1948.
The Prime Minister suggested that Shri Ansari, with his long experience of running the Rajya Sabha, should pen down his thoughts on how the functioning of the Upper House can be made more effective.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Gadkari to lay Foundation Stones of 9 NH projects in Tripura tomorrow
Projects likely to enhance socio-economic conditions of the locality
There will be quantum jump in development of tourism, economic and international connectivity of the region
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stones of nine National Highway projects with a total length of nearly 262 kms worth over Rs 2752 crore in Tripura tomorrow. The event will be presided-over by Chief Minister Shri Biplab Kumar Deb, in the presence of Union MoSs Dr Jitendra Singh and Gen  Dr V K Singh, Ministers from the State, Members of Parliaments, MLAs and senior officers from the Centre and the State.
The Projects, on completion, will provide faster and hassle-free inter-state and international connectivity to Bangladesh, and will be a major stride towards strengthening tourism sector of the State. The new projects will provide better connectivity, fast and safe movement of traffic to various tourist places, historical places and religious places in the entire State. They are likely to generate large number of employment and self-employment opportunities to the unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled manpower of the region. The projects will reduce travel time and maintenance cost of the vehicles and saving of fuel. Implementation of the project would result in enhanced socio-economic conditions of the locality. These will improve transport of agricultural goods and access to greater markets, thereby reducing the cost of goods and services. These will also create easy and speedy access to health care and emergency services. In a nut shell, after completion of the above projects there will be quantum jump in the development of tourism, economic and international connectivity of this region. Finally, it will give impetus to the GDP of the state of Tripura.
The Projects include:
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Total Project Cost in Rs. crore
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Jolaibari - Belonia of NH-108A
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21.4
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201.99
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2
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Kailashahar - Kumarghat of NH-208
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18.60
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277.50
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3
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Khayerpur to Amtali  of NH-08
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12.90
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147
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Agartala – Khowai of NH-108B

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38.80
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480.19
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Kailashahar to Kurti bridge of NH-208A

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36.46
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473.49
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6
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Manu-Simlung of NH-44A

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36.54
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595.12
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7
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RCC Bridge over river Muhuri & RCC Bridge over river Gomati
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02 no’s
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83.06
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8
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Strengthening of Churaibari-Agartala section with paved shoulder of NH-08
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74.85
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257.96
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9
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Geometric improvement on Churaibari-Agartala section of NH-44
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21.789
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236.18
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Total
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261.339
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2752.49
Ministry of Finance
Public Debt Management report for the quarter of April-June 
Since Apr-June  2010-11, Public Debt Management Cell , Budget Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance has been bringing out a quarterly report on debt management on a regular basis. The current report pertains to the quarter April-June .
During Q1 of FY23, the Central Government raised an amount through dated securities worth Rs 3,90,000 crore as against Rs 3,18,493 crore in Q1 of FY22, while repayments were at Rs 1,34,989.71 crore. The weighted average yield of primary issuances hardened to 6.95 per cent in Q1 FY23 from 6.66 per cent in Q4 of FY22. The weighted average maturity of new issuances of dated securities was lower at 15.69 years in Q1 of FY23 as compared to 17.56 years in Q4 of FY22. During April- June 2022, the Central Government did not raise any amount through the Cash Management Bills. The Reserve Bank did not conduct Open Market operations for government securities during the quarter. The net daily average liquidity absorption by RBI under Liquidity Adjustment Facility  including Marginal Standing Facility and Special Liquidity Facility was at Rs 4,52,405.87 crore during the quarter.
Total gross liabilities  of the Government, as per provisional data, increased to Rs 1,45,72,956 crore at end-June 2022 from Rs 1,39,58,774 crore at end- March 2022. This represented a quarter-on-quarter increase of 4.40 per cent in Q1 FY23. Public debt accounted for 88.3 per cent of total gross liabilities at end-June 2022 up from 88.1 per cent at end- March 2022. Nearly 28.9 per cent of the outstanding dated securities had a residual maturity of less than 5 years.
The yields on Government securities hardened in the secondary market due to increase in supply of G-secs during the first quarter of FY23. However, the yields were supported by decision of MPC to hike the policy repo rate by 40 bps, i.e., from 4.00% to 4.40% on 4th May, 2022 largely with an intention to contain inflation during the Q1 FY23.
In secondary market, trading activities were concentrated in 7-10 year maturity bucket during the quarter mainly because of more trading observed in 10 year benchmark security. Private Sector Banks emerged as dominant trading segment in secondary market during the quarter. On a net basis, foreign banks and primary dealers were net sellers while public sector banks, co-operative banks, FIs, insurance companies, mutual funds, private sector banks and ‘Others’ were net buyers in the secondary market. The ownership pattern of Central Government securities indicates that share of commercial banks stood at 38.04 per cent at end-June 2022 as against 37.75 per cent at end-March 2022.
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Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education releases combined report on Performance Grading Index for Districts  for the year 2020-21 & 2021-22
The PGI-D report Graded 742 districts during 2020-21and 748 districts during 2021-22 across the States / UTs
The Department of School Education and Literacy , Ministry of Education today released the Performance Grading Index for Districts  combined report for 2020-21 & 2021-22 which assesses the performance of school education system at the District level by creating an index for comprehensive analysis.
The Indian Education System is one of the largest in the world with about 14.9 lakh schools, 95 lakh teachers, and nearly 26.5 crore students from varied socio-economic backgrounds. DoSE&L devised Performance Grading Index  for States and released report for the reference years 2017-18 to 2020-21. Based on the success of State PGI, 83-indicator based PGI for District  has been designed to grade the performance of all districts in school education. The data is filled by districts through online portal. The PGI-D is expected to help the state education departments to identify gaps at the district level and improve their performance in a decentralized manner. The indicator-wise PGI score shows the areas where a district needs to improve. PGI-D report for 2018-19 and 2019-20 has been released so far the current one is combined report for 2020-21 & 2021-22.
The PGI-D structure comprises of total weight age of 600 points across 83 indicators, which are grouped under 6 categories viz., Outcomes, Effective Classroom Transaction, Infrastructure Facilities & Student’s Entitlements, School Safety & Child Protection, Digital Learning and Governance Process. These categories are further divided into 12 domains, viz., Learning Outcomes and Quality , Access Outcomes , Teacher Availability and Professional Development Outcomes , Learning Management , Learning Enrichment Activities , Infrastructure, Facilities, Student Entitlements , School Safety and Child Protection , Digital Learning , Funds convergence and utilization , Enhancing CRCs Performance , Attendance Monitoring Systems  and School Leadership Development .
PGI-D grades the districts into ten grades viz., Highest achievable Grade is Daksh, which is for Districts scoring more than 90% of the total points in that category or overall. The lowest grade in PGI-D is called Akanshi-3 which is for scores upto10% of the total points. Ultimate objective of PGI-D is to help the Districts to priorities areas for intervention in school education and thus improve to reach the highest grade.
PGI-D combined report for 2020-21 & 2021-22 can be accessed at https://www.education.gov.in/statistics-new?shs_term_node_tid_depth=396&Apply=Apply